CHOCOLATE ANISE BISCOTTI - Lidia

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon ground aniseed
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon anise extract, or 1 tablespoon sambuca or other anise liqueur
• Finely grated zest of 1 small orange
• ½ cup slivered almonds